Je t'aime à vous

he heard it as plain as day heard it in his voice  in a dream

   he knew had he been awake and French who he would have addressed

but in dreams

                all bets are off

   a woman was beside him  he could feel her presenceher heat 

                                                                     but he couldnt see her

he wonderedperhaps  if his eyes were shut 

                                              that would be unlike him  professing his love without looking into her eyes

he was asleep though

   he repeated himself repeated himself because she hadnt in kind

                                                                   was it the first time

that awkward declaration  hope she felt the same although he wouldnt have said if he doubted her love

though she didnt say

   Je t'aime à vous 

                    she was therehe was sure  his eyes were wide openhe ran his fingertips across his eyelashes  he couldnt see his fingers either

   and again 

              but this time the words sounded like an echothey didnt feel like they came out of his throat 

                                                                                                               or else he wasnt confident she felt the sameHE WOKE 

he growled 

           something in his throat

he sat up tried to clear it 

                            still there

he roused two cats who were sleeping with him 

                                                       they looked as sleepy as he imagined he looked to them

he went to say good morning to them but said Je t'aime à vous 

                                                                  they looked as confused as he imagined he looked to them 

tried again  Good morning leftie Good morning bomber  thank goodness it wasnt beyond him to imagine he could wakeup speaking French

it was earlythe sun hadnt blushed the skys cheeks

   he laid back downwas going back in to find out who she was  at least give it a shot

he willed his hypnagogic visionwilled a womans silhouette into his eyesNah Alouette gentile alouette alouette je te plumerai 

           Whellshit  thasnot going to help matters

early AM,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  23  11. 22

1157,  Sunday,  27  11. 22

Alouette, gentille alouette  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM0UyNqrS0o 

Explosions in the Sky  Losing the Light  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBUuarDZyeI